The topic of escalation of commitment has intrigued the organizational sciences for over 35
years. A variety of theoretical explanations have been offered for why escalation occurs, and …

Research on small groups is highly diverse because investigators who study such groups
vary in their disciplinary identifications, theoretical interests, and methodological …

Consider how a law school textbook might introduce the elements of traditional conspiracy
law: Imagine that Joe and Sandra agree to rob a bank. From the moment of agreement, they …

The use of fossil fuels has been a great boon to human civilization. However, given the issue
of climate change, it has become clear that this is a time-limited strategy and that we will at …

From# Pizzagate to anti‐vaxxers, passing by 9/11 or Obama 'birthers', we have seen many
communities growing on social media around conspiracy theories and thereby gaining …

Escalation of commitment to a failing course of action is an enduring problem that remains
central to the study of managerial behavior. Prior research suggests that escalation behavior …

What leads some people to maintain commitment to faltering organizational projects while
others abandon them? Building on previous work that has examined the link between social …

This article builds on past framing research to probe the impact of casualty frames on the
public's willingness to expend additional “blood and treasure” in an ongoing war. The …

Law is rife with simplifying divides-law or equity, civil or criminal, public or private, guilty or
not guilty. Simplicity has many virtues, as the persistence of these dichotomies and others …

Escalation of commitment refers to the tendency to persist with or even intensify losing
courses of action. In this study, we examined whether authentic and contrived dissent …